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Staff

Nurse Practitioner

Karen Bozar Ovalle, MSN, RN, APN-C
Karen Bozar Ovalle serves as nurse practitioner for Student Health Services. She earned a BSN from Temple University, and MSN and post-Masters degrees (as nurse practitioner) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Karen Ovalle has 32 years of experience in emergency, internal medicine and family practice. She spent four years with the Peace Corps in Colombia, South America and is bilingual (written and spoken) Spanish.

Physicians

Dr. Margaret L. Hurley, D.O., MEd.
Dr. Hurley graduated with her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey after receiving her MEd. in Counseling from the Pennsylvania State University and her BA in Biology from Mansfield University. She is board certified in Family Medicine. During her over 20 years in clinical medicine she has worked in Emergency Medicine, Outpatient Family Medicine in a group practice and her own private practice. Her medical aide work has taken her to Nepal with Himalayan Healthcare and Sudan with Doctors Without Borders. Dr. Hurley was named “Best Doctor in Gloucester County” in 2004.

Dr. Carl L. Schopfer, D.O. - Family Practice

Dr. Garath Maenpaa, M.D. - Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine
Dr. Maenpaa is an Internal Medicine/Sports Medicine board certified physician at Rowan University. He also serves as co-director of the Internal Medicine/Sports Medicine Fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Maenpaa graduated from the University of Sheffield Medical School. He did his internship and fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital, and his residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Registered Nurses

Frances MacFarland, RN
Fran MacFarland graduated in 1970 from Helene Fuld School of Nursing at West Jersey Hospital in Camden. She has worked as a nurse in a variety of institutions such as hospital, doctor’s office, and school. Fran MacFarland has been a nurse at Rowan since 1987 and outside of work enjoys reading, crafting, and spending time with her ten grandchildren.

Helen Slaven, RN

Anne Domico, RN
Anne Domico graduated from Abilene Christian University in Texas. She has worked as a nurse in neurosurgery, homecare, acute rehabilitation and in a doctor’s office.

Karen Lynd, RN, CEN
Karen Lynd graduated from St. Agnes School of Nursing in 1982. She has been a Staff Nurse at South Jersey Healthcare in Elmer, NJ for 21 years. 10 of the 21 years she worked in the ER. During that time she obtained her certificate as a Certified Emergency Nurse. Karen Lynd worked part time at Rowan University Health Center for five years. She has since left and returned in 2005. Karen Lynd received the 2007 Nurse of the Year (Emergency Room) award from Elmer Hospital.

Rita Bowen, MSN, RN, Certified School Nursing

Stephanie Brown, BSN, RN
Stephanie Brown came to Rowan University in December 2006. She also works at Underwood Memorial Hospital. Prior to Rowan, Nurse Brown worked in medical and surgery hospital settings for five years. She graduated in 2001 with a BSN from Malone College in Canton, Ohio.

Ann Grasso, RN

Registered Dietician

Jennifer Fratini, RD
Jennifer Fratini graduated from Drexel University in 1997 with her Bachelors of Science in Nutrition and Food Science. Jennifer completed her Dietetic Internship through Immaculata University at the Philadelphia Veteran's Hospital. Jennifer is a Registered Dietician with 14 years of experience in the nutrition field and has had a variety of work experience in hospital settings, Eating Disorder Programs, Rehabilitation Centers and General Nutrition Education.

Clerical Staff

June Turner
Christina Sampson
Noelle Davis

Program Assistant

Heidi Turing